abbreviate
单词辨析：
指压缩文章、著作等的篇幅而内容基本不变，也可指缩短时间、尺寸、过程等。
This article is too long. You'd better shorten it drastically.
这篇文章太长了，你最好大刀阔斧地删减一下。
Please shorten your composition.
请压缩一下你的作文。
The long pole was shortened.
那根长竿子被弄短了。
通常用于缩写单词、名称，有时也指缩短演讲稿、小说、仪式、服装等。
China Central Television is usually abbreviated to CCTV.
（中国中央电视台）通常被缩略为CCTV。
The ceremony was abbreviated by rain.
仪式因天下雨而缩短了。
主要指删去书、剧本等不重要的部分而保存其精华。
A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts.
可将一个冗长故事中无关紧要的部分删去以减少篇幅。
Who has the right to abridge readers' letters except for Susan?
除了苏珊谁有权利删节读者的来信？
多指将讲话、文章等压缩，常与介词 into 连用。
This chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
这一章可以压缩成几个段落。
He condensed his letter of application into one page.
他将申请书精简为一页纸。
相关例句：
ADHD is abbreviate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is a familiar behavior disorder in childhood.
多动症是“注意缺陷多动障碍”的简称，是儿童期常见的一种行为障碍。
During the late 1830s, it was a favorite practice among younger, educated circles to misspell words intentionally, then abbreviate them and use them as slang when talking to one another.
19世纪30年代末，受过教育的年轻人圈子中有一个广受喜爱的做法，就是人们会故意拼错单词，缩写这些词，然后在互相交谈中把这些缩写当作俚语使用。
Abbreviate the business state in one of the addresses, and spell it out in the second.
缩写业务状态的一个地址，并说明它列在第二位。
I did not totally give up on abbreviating the names; however, when I did abbreviate, I tried to provide comments to fully elaborate the meaning of the name.
我没有完全放弃简写名称；但是，当我用简写形式的名称时，我得设法提供注释以完整阐述该名称的含义。
On the Typical Formation of English Abbreviation and the Regularization of Applying; It is seldom acceptable to abbreviate words in formal writing.
浅论英语缩写词的类型构建及应用规律在正式的书面语中使用缩写语通常是不能接受的。
An alias can abbreviate command names and command-line phrases.
别名（alias）是缩写的命令名和命令行短语。